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Will Muschamp to Tennessee??? God I hope not.

January 13, 2010

With Lane Kiffin leaving the University of Tennessee just a little over a year after getting there, Tennessee is going to be looking for a non-controversial coach who can just step in and take over where Lane Kiffin left the program.  The Tennessee program really isnt that bad but they were embarrassed by Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl 37-14.  The main reason they lost this game was a lack of production from the offense.  While the defense was quite lame towards the end, they played a good game most of the first half.  I mean, who wouldn’t do well with Monte Kiffin coaching your defense, but with his son Lame Kiffin going to USC, part of the package included Monte also.  This does wonders for USC but this cripples Tennessee.   So with all of this, you can only wonder why they want Will Muschamp.  Here are the candidates that SidelineBlog has found to be in the front of the pack that Tennessee has written down as who they would love to have:

Will Muschamp (Defensive Coordinator and Coach in Waiting for the Texas Longhorns) – Will Muschamp would undoubtedly look good in that Tennessee Orange managing the defense while using Mack Brown and Greg Davis’ expertise (which he has been around for a few years now) to command the offense.  While this would be great for Tennessee, I dont think its the best spot for Muschamp.  He is set to take over a Longhorn program that brings in over $80,000,000 dollars per season.  Thats a lot of zero’s.  But you know never, in his heart of hearts…he is still just a boy from Georgia.

Jon Gruden – He has had his issues with Monte Kiffin in the past, and from what I can tell, he was supposed to get the job at Tennessee until Lane Kiffin strolled into town.  What a sweet deal it would be to take over the program the Kiffin’s tore apart and win a BCS championship.  Lets just say that Tennessee fans would love to see Lane Kiffin face down in the dirt.  I doubt it will happen in the end because Gruden is saying he loves being an announcer.  Mike Hamilton (Tennessee Athletic Director) has already spoken with Gruden and it sounds like he is turning it down.  But then again, from what I hear, Hamilton wont be there much longer.

David Cutcliffe (Head Coach of Duke University) – Has had ties to Tennessee in the past (1982 – Part Time, 1983-1993 – Tight Ends Coach, 1990-1993 – Quarterbacks Coach, 1993-1998 – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach, 2006-2007 – Offensive Coordinator) and when he wasnt with the Volunteers, he was coaching around the SEC.  To me this is the smartest choice because of the large rift that is Tennessee right now.  He spent two tours underneath long time Head Coach Philip Fulmer which is interesting considering all the rumors that Fulmer could be the next Athletic Director.

Other coaching possibilities at this point include:

  • Randy Edsell
  • Houston Nutt
  • Troy Calhoun
  • Derek Dooley
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Written by #1 Sportsfan · Filed Under FBS, News 

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2 Responses to “Will Muschamp to Tennessee??? God I hope not.”

  1. David Gross on February 13th, 2010 10:12 pm

    No way Muschamp leaves. He’s be a fool. The SEC is way too competitive and nobody aside from Florida gets better recruits. He’s staying.

  2. #1 Sportsfan on March 8th, 2010 3:12 pm

    Well ya I know now that he isnt leaving, but you could have said the same thing when he left Alabama…he was learning under the best…so who knows…youre right though…he is gonna be able take over UT…no one would pass up that money and power…

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